[Vesti] April 5 is the 406th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . The defenders beat off more than 60 attacks in a day . The Russian Federation continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions, according to the morning summary of the General Staff.
08:00 . Kherson region. During the day, the Russians shelled the region 50 times, firing 299 shells. Kherson was shelled six times. There is a hit in the residential areas of the settlements of the region, the building of a school and a private enterprise. Three people were injured.
09:00 . President Zelensky, along with the first lady, arrived in Poland as part of the first previously announced visit. Zelensky will meet with President Duda and Prime Minister Morawiecki, hold a meeting with business representatives, rescuers and volunteers, and make a speech in the evening.
Donetsk region. During the day, Russia carried out 24 attacks: residential buildings, a school, hospitals, shops, power lines, an outbuilding, a garage, civilian cars, a cafe, a service station, a car wash were damaged. 4 people died, 11 were injured.
10:00 a.m. Zaporozhye region. Over the past 24 hours, the region was attacked by UAVs seven times, four shelling from MLRS, 61 artillery attacks on the front-line territory of the Vasilyevsky and Pologovsky districts. Houses, shops, farms were damaged. People were not hurt, but animals were.
11:00 am . Kyiv. Senior Advisor to the US Helsinki Commission Paul Massaro arrived in the capital. He has already visited Kherson, Odessa, Nikolaev and Dnipro.
12:00 . Poland. Vladimir and Elena Zelensky arrived at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, where they were met by President Duda and the first lady. Members of the Ukrainian and Polish delegations are also present there.
13:00 . Poland. Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded the Order of the White Eagle for the deepening of relations between Poland and Ukraine, the struggle and sustainability in the protection of human rights.
14:00 . Donetsk region. Two people were killed, four more were injured during the shelling of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka . The Russian military got into the residential sector, previously, with cluster munitions.
Poland is transferring another four MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, President Andrzej Duda said. They also intend to hand over 6 more MiG-29 aircraft to us in the near future.
15:30 . Zaporozhye region. In Melitopol there was a powerful explosion near the airport . The incident took place near the airfield and the locomotive depot, where Russian troops are deploying personnel and military equipment.
Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.
16:30 . Donetsk region. The situation in Bakhmut is the most difficult, the enemy does not control the city, the decision to withdraw the Defense Forces can be made if there is a threat of large losses of personnel, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He also added that General Syrsky is in charge of the operational situation: "Certainly, for him and for me, the main thing is not to lose personnel."
17:17 . Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing a counteroffensive. According to him, the place and time of the main strike will be chosen by the General Staff.
18:00 . During the day, the enemy launched three missile and 21 air strikes, carried out more than 35 attacks from the MLRS on the civilian infrastructure of settlements.
18:30 . The incessant sounds of explosions heard by residents of Druzhkovka in the Donetsk region.
19:04 . Ukraine will become a member of NATO after it defeats Russia. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
19:44 An enemy agent who wanted to escape to Belarus was detained in the Zhytomyr region.
20:20 Vladimir Putin believes that Western intelligence agencies are involved in organizing numerous terrorist attacks that are taking place in Ukrainian territories controlled by the Russian Federation.
20:51 Explosions continue in Kherson.
21:14 In the event of a threat of encirclement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, "the right decisions" will be made. This was stated by Vladimir Zelensky at a press conference in Poland.
21:43 The next, eleventh meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine will be held at the American Ramstein Air Base in Germany. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.
22:11 "It's completely unrealistic" to talk about Ukraine's membership in NATO. This was stated by Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto. According to him, Hungary will not support decisions that could lead to a direct confrontation between the Russian Federation and the Alliance.